Good afternoon and welcome from Haig Avenue
Southport team just announced:
Southport - McMillan; Lever; Marsh-Evans; Flynn; Davis; Winn; Booth; Powell; Simm; Kilheeney; McGinn. Subs-Gray; Lake; Barratt; Barnes; Daly.
Blyth - Bell; Harrison; Doninger; Tait; Williams; Pell; McCabe; Turnbull; Brayson; Graham; Dale. Subs-Todd; Norton; Gillies; Bates; Alexander.
An over-cast, cool afternoon at Haig Avenue.
A team change for Blyth - Mark Donniger now starts in place of Darren Craddock. Josh Gillies takes the place of Donninger on the bench!
Looking at the league table, Blyth's away record is not strong, having won only twice from 12 games, drawing 5 and losing 5!
Kevin Lee is likely to be out for a few weeks, but Chris Lever is back in action today.
As both teams come out to a fairly quiet Haig Avenue!
Not too many in attendance today!
Blyth is green/white
Blyth to kick off
An early touch for McMillan
Lever's ball into the box headed back to keeper by Harrison
Blyth free-kick inside own area
Blyth defending throw
A good ball in from Winn nearly released Simm, but well covered back by Williams
Corner to Port
Ball went into box with Simm and Lever getting in eachother's way, as the ball sails out for goal kick.
Blyth defending throw
Free-kick to Blyth
played into the tall Richard Pell, but ball skids through to McMillan
Marsh-Evans does well to persist, getting ball to McGinn who hoists ball over to Simm who had time and space at the back post, but header goes straight to Bell. Should have scored!
Blyth caught off-side from a long ball
Simm puts dangerous ball into box, cleared for corner by defence
Corner cleared
but Port continue with pressure, as Powell's ball into box is too high for Earl.
Blyth goal-kick goes straight out for throw for Port on half way line
ANother long ball over the top for Blyth catches Graham off side
Booth puts in dangerous cross from right towards Simm, but ball cleared for corner.
Punched away by Bell
COunter attack
GOAL
0-1
Ian Graham
A good counter attack from the corner cleared to Paul Brayson who whipped the ball over to Ian Graham who slotted the ball beyond McMillan into the net.
Free kick for Blyth
mid way inside Port half
Well collected by McMillan
High ball into Simm whose header goes wide. Southport get a corner though!
Port caught off-side following a good spell of pressure
Port attacking throw
Port corner
GOAL
Earl Davis
